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Originally Posted by Nokose
Larry, thanks again. Would a three man crew be normal for Do17P and a night recon be normal? I'm wondering if it wasn't a Abwehr mission. There was a section about two aircraft being shot down and the crews captured (all 20!).
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Luftwaffe aircraft from Frontverbände that were assigned to transport Abwehr agents and were then lost on the mission were still reported in the Gen.Qu. Verlustmeldungen under that unit. At least I am not aware of any cases where they were not. Otherwise, 3./Versuchsstelle für Höhenflüge flew the clandestine missions to insert the Abwehr agents behind enemy lines. This Staffel may not have always reported its losses in the Gen.Qu. Verlustmeldungen. Although equipped mainly with Fw 200s, it may have had some Do 17s also.
By "all 20!" do you mean the two aircraft had a total of 20 people aboard, or do you mean the crew members captured were all 20-years-old?
L.